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Oct. 9, 1923.

V. RAICHE NEST ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 14, 1922 arto-:nag A.

oct. 9,1923-, 1,470,103

. RAICHE NEST lATTACHIVIENT Filed Aug. 14, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 abbinati Patented Cet. 9, 1923.

UNITE YST STES,

VILMAIRE RACHE, OF ST. FELIX DE KINGSEY, QUEBEC,A CANADA.

NEST ATTACHMENT.

Application inea August (14,1922. serial No."5s1,759.

To all trimm it may concern.' y

Be it known that I, VILMAIRE RAoHE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at St. Felix de Kingsey, Province Vof Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Yin Nest Attachments,- and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

lt is well known among poultry raisers that there is a tendency among hens at various times to break the eggs which they have laid. The present invention relates to a device whereby this difficulty is overcome by means of a mechanism for delivering the egg from the nest immediately as it is laid. Y

The invention consists essentially in a chute through which the egg passes and in which a plurality of eggs may be stored.

The inventionl is fully disclosed in the following description and in the accompany-v ing drawings in which: Y

Figure 1 1s a plan view of the device with the cover removed;

' Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a similar view in another position; l

Figure 4 is a section on the-line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a section on the line .5-5 of Figure 1 Figure 6 is a similar view showing anl egg lodged in the chute; and, Figure 7 is a detail perspective view o the latch and operating mechanism.

Referring to the various views by corresponding reference characters throughout, there is provided a substantially rectangular frame having side walls 1, 2 and front and rear walls 3, 4 respectively. A fragmentary top 5 is secured to the rear wall and has hinged thereto an inclined cover 6 adapted to rest on the front wall. Adjacent the side wall 2 `and in spaced relation therefrom is provided a partition 7 in substantial parallel relation with the wall. The space 8 thus formed is in the nature of'` a chute and is placed in communication with a plurality of auxiliary chutes 9 which pass through the cover piece A fulcrum bar 10 extends longitudinally of the frame, while a rest bar 11 lies in the space between the wall V1 and bar v10, beingparallelwith both ofthese latter members. Y

A plurality of levers or rocker arms k12, 13 are fulcrumed on the bar 10 by means of pivoted yokes 14 which'are securedtofthe step portions 15 of this bar. The inner ends of the bars 12, 13vare alternately and respectively provided with partition mein-l bers 16 and depressor plates 17. These members are disposed within` the Aspace 8 and are covered with felt, carpeting, like, in order that the eggs coming into engagement therewith will not bev broken. The opposite ends of these rods 12, 13 are adapted to rest on the bar 11, as is evident from Figure V7. At the forward end of the chute is inserted a frame 17 which carries a screen or padding 18 forming the lowerv wall of the chute.

i' A bearing block 19 is fixed intermediate each pair of bars 12and 13'and issupported between the bars 10 and 11'.l To each of said blocks is pivoted a rocker arm or lever 20 the opposite ends of which are connected to the Vbars 12, 13 by gmeans of the links ,21. VVithjthe exception of thelowermost bar 13,each such bar has a re-l duced end 22' which is adapted to be locked against the rest bar'll-4 by means of a latch 23 pivoted thereto. The free end of the latch is adapted for insertion in a keeper 24, also pivoted to the bar 11, and pro vided with a trip 2 5. This trip is in the path of a pin 26 inserted in the corresponding end of each bar12; l

i Theioperationl of the device is asfollows: when the first egg enters the chute or space 8, it naturally rolls tothe lowermost depressor plate 16. Because of the weight of the egg, the plate-is lowered at one end, as shown in Figure 6, whilethe opposite end rises carrying with it an end ofthe rocker 20. Consequently the lowermost bar l2 (Figure 7) is lowered and the pin 26 engages the trip 25, whereby the latch 23 is released. As the rod 12 is thus actuated,

the` partition 16 at the other end thereof isv raised to the position shown inFigure 6, forming a stop for the next egg.v The second lowermost bar 13, now being iunl'o'cked,`

Between the partition 7 and bar 10 there or ther is iiedastpbari?? fr ii'initingtlie dwn- Ward movement of the bars '12, 13. The resultant vertical movement is accommodated in the sitsasfforiiied'n theiparttonff?.

While a specific embodiment ofthe in-y vention has been illustrated and"-described, it is to be understood that Various alterations in the details' ofcn'str'ucti'oninay be Y marde Withoutdeparting vfrom the spirit of 1.0, e

the liiiventic'nA asY indicated by the appended Hav'ng thus fully described the invention,

wi'vhat Iclaim asneW and desire tof protect by Letters Patent is l. y'Any egg 1delivery apparatus comprisinga frame, main ,chute formedl 'therein Land longitudinally thereof, pivotedbars eXn tending transversely of Athe frame and ex- ;v tending into said chiite, the portions dis- A0.

dnately with depressorfpl'ates and partitions.

posed. insaid chute rbeing provided alter- 72. An egg deliveryapparatus comprising 's ai frame, a main chute 'formed thereinl vand K... longitudinally theieof,pivoted bars extending transversely ofi-the f'iarnefand extending-.into said hute, the-'portions disposed in said chiite being provided alternately with depressor plates and partitions, and means v.for raising said' partitionsupon depression oftheuplitteszf .v

Anj egg delivery lapparatus comprising l aY fraine,h aving a main chute formed thereflin and extending longitudinally thereof,

pivoted barsA disposedjti'ansversely of the X frame and extending into said'vnchiite, the A'portions Within thev cliute,"be'iiigV alternately ,provided ivithl depresso'rl plates and V'partig tions, means jfoi Y p 4 locking said ."depressor plates in raised position, and means yassociated with the Vrods carrying ythe"partitions foireleajsing, said plates.

,4, An egg'd livery apparatus comprising i a frame, a main .chute Akformed therein and extending longitiidinally thereof, *p'ivoted va depresso'r plate and Aba'rs "disposed transverselyof theframe and extending into said chute, the portions Within the chute being provided alternately Y with partitions Vand'de-presserA plates, rocker arms pivoted in said frame and having their opposite ends connected respectively to a plate carrying bar and a partition carrying lbar,Y means' vfor locking said plate carrying bars in raised position, and means carried by the other bars for releasing the. plate carryl ing bars.

An' 'egg delivery apparatus comprising afia'me, a main chute formed therein and extending longitudinally thereof, 'a pair of pivoted bars 'disposed transversely of the fiame'and hav'ing their ends disposed Within said chute, sa'idends' being.l providedA with tively, a rest bar in said frame and' adapted tol support the freeends of tliepivoted bars,

'means for locking the p'late vcarrying bars to the rest bar, and means provided on the partition "carrying bars for Yreleasing'the "plate carrying bars.

la AIde'pressor plate a partition r respectively, arest bar in said frame and yadapted to Vsupport thev free ends ofthe pivoted bars, a latch adapted to extendfacross' the end of 'thel plate carryingbar,l afkeeper pivoted to said rest bar and adapted to engage the' `free end ofthe latch, `said 'keeperl being provided with, a trip, and ymeans associated with the.

end of the partition carrying bar for actuatingtlie trip and releasing the latch.

In vivitn'ess whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

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